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Peter Van Loan, PC MP (born April 18, 1963) is a Canadian politician who is the Member of Parliament for the electoral district of York—Simcoe. He has been the Leader of the Government in the House of Commons since May 18, 2011, a role he previously held from 2007 to 2008.
Biography
Born in Niagara Falls, Ontario, Van Loan is of Estonian heritage. His mother and grandparents fled Estonia during World War II and emigrated to Canada. Van Loan was educated at the University of Toronto and York University and holds a bachelor’s degree, a Masters in International Relations and an additional Masters degree in geography. Van Loan graduated from York University's Osgoode Hall Law School and was admitted to the Bar of Ontario in 1989.
Prior to his election to public ...

The federal Conservative Party’s budget proposals will contain a provision to make pensions paid to Members of Parliament more palatable to the public, pledges York-Simcoe MP Peter Van Loan.Van Loan spoke to the Journal from Ottawa on Monday afternoon after a day of debates in the House of Commons.A recent independent study revealed that taxpayers were footing most of the contributions going into the MP pension fund. This will be gradually reduced to a 50-50 split by 2016, Van Loan said.“The plan will be similar to what you find in the public sector and private sector,” he ...

It was a first for the Town of Springdale and the Emerald Zone as a whole, last Wednesday, as Leader of the Government in the House of Commons, Hon. Peter Van Loan, was in town as part of the federal government’s pre-budget consultations.
Van Loan met with community groups in the Springdale area to discuss issues facing residents, which can be considered by Federal Finance Minister Jim Flaherty when the budget comes down in a couple of weeks. It was a stopover on his tour, between stays in Grand Falls-Windsor and Corner Brook.
Town of Springdale, CBDC, Springdale Chamber of Commerce, ...

The government has served notice that it intends to limit debate on its pooled pension bill to three days and it is expected to move a time allocation motion on Tuesday.
Government House Leader Peter Van Loan gave notice of the time allocation motion late Monday and it calls for no more than two further days of debate on the bill after the motion is passed. He said earlier in the day that the government wants debate on the bill to be wrapped up Wednesday.
MPs returned to the House of Commons Monday with pensions for both workers and MPs at issue following a six-week hiatus from ...

Political foes Niki Ashton and Peter Van Loan take shared desk in ... - CBC.caCBC.caPolitical foes Niki Ashton and Peter Van Loan take shared desk in ...CBC.ca​Under the new Commons seating plan, NDP MP Niki Ashton and Conservative MP Peter Van Loan are just elbow distance away. The seatmates share a desk along the border between the NDP and Conservative territories in the House. "My first impression ...

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